Horray for the Weekend!

Hi everyone!  Hope you are having a great weekend!  Here we are, first day of October, and the weather is already cooperating!  Not only that, but we didn't have a totally booked, over scheduled weekend.  No scouts, no swim....just relaxing, errands, and chores.  Which is better than trying to squeeze in all of that and scouts or swim.  lol  Anyway....we have some friends coming over later this afternoon for fun and dinner, but until then I am trying to squeeze in a few projects.

I wanted to share this layout with you, before I forgot. I did this for Ideas for Scrapbookers designer challenge on twine. I love my baker's twine and have accumulated quite a number of colors...mostly from The Twinery. They have tons of beautiful colors and great "starter" kits.  Ainsley eating a lollipop

Crate Paper Random papers and chipboard, The Twinery twine, Prima flowers, American Crafts Thickers

I used a sketch from The Color Room, but not the required colors...so no entry there.  I think I love the Random Line from Crate Paper.  I feel it going the way my Emma's Shoppe did.  sigh....

Well, if I am going to get this layout finished before our guests arrive....best get busy.

Hugs.

Nancy

Only a few more days....

Until President's Day!  Do you know what that means?  No work for DH, no school for the children, no activities for the children....HEAVEN!

But until then, it is the same o', same o'.  This weekend will be really busy as Ainsley and Brighton both have a swim meet and Mackenzie has a call at the ballet.  They are beginning rehearsal for the spring production of Silly Simon.  It is a children's ballet choreographed by our ballet mistress Lise LaCour.  Mackenzie will be a scribe.  We don't know yet what that involves but we know she is in 2 of the 5 scenes.  Well, that is the word right now anyway.  lol  So, cross your fingers that all goes well this weekend for both the swimmers and my dancer.

I have another color challenge layout to share with you today.  This one from The Color Room.  Another gorgeous palette and even came with a sketch!  Gotta love that!

Prima Marketing and Pink Paislee patterned papers.  Blue Moon flowers,  Pink Paislee alphabet, unknown lace and buttons.  

I had tons of fun distressing the heck out of this one.  Phil laughed hysterically because I spend so much time buying papers only to tear them to bits and crumple them up.  lol....men.

It's time to get some more school on.  History to be exact....be back soon with another project.

Hugs.

Nancy

Is it Monday Again?

The youngest two seem to be in a mood today, so I thought I would sneak over and share some projects with you while I wait for them to decide they are ready to work.  Some days, it is just not worth the fight.  Eventually they will settle back into it...patience is a virtue.  sigh

Don't forget I have a little contest here...you could win some fun papers.

I did a bit of scrapping this last weekend.  I had been really wanting to play with my shabby look and found some great challenges to do so.

This first layout is based on a Pencil Lines sketch.  I have had some of these doo dads forever and it felt so good to play with them.  I love the Webster's pages, and Ainsleys making a wish at Disneyland in front of one of the beautiful trees...well.....just love.

Websters Pages papers, Prima flowers and bling, Tattered Angels mist, Pencil Lines sketch.

Another great challenge...and the one that really got me moving this weekend was over in The Color Room.  This weeks colors were gorgeous and the twist was a lift!  Well, how easy was that?  I adored Emma Trout's use of all the feminine products on a boy page, so I had to lift her.  I even used the same papers.  Hers is sooooo gorgeous.

Websters Pages papers, Prima flowers and butterfly, Pink Paislee alphabet and medallion, Misc. trims. Tattered Angels mist, Martha Stewart border punch. Hambly rub on.

And finally, a fun sketch from Sassy Lil' Sketches.  This sketch is from January 21.  I was looking through all my papers trying to find snow paper, but couldn't find anything the right colors and brightness for these photos.  They just didn't seem to work with the distressed look.  So, Cosmo Cricket to the rescue.  I used the back sides of Honey Pie.  The banner ...well, I was trying to decide what to use for a banner and when the tickets and the title came to mind...

Cosmo Cricket Papers, Cricut snowflakes, Stickles, Pink Paislee tickets, Scenic Route alphabet, Misc. trims.

Well, I think it is time to try again.  Hope your day is going better than mine.

Hugs.

Nancy

The End of Another Weekend

This weekend went by way too fast.  I can't believe it is over.  I don't think I got done 1/2 of what I had planned, but then...how did i expect to when I told Ainsley she could have a sleepover!  lol...Sleepover?  what a misnomer.  No one sleeps.  lol

I did manage to sneak a few layouts in.

Ainsley in her Halloween costume, heading out for trick or treats.

Imaginisce - Hallowhimsy Halloween Collection, Pencil Lines sketch.  Misc. chalk and Prima Flowers

These are a couple of older shots from Great America.  When Chris and I wanted to go to the Scrapbook Expo and I didn't have a baby sitter for the girls, we just dropped them across the street from the convention center with Chris's boys for the day.  Amusement parks make great babysitters.  This is for a challenge I am hosting over at Inspired to Scrap this month.

 Pink Paislee MistleToe and Co, Prima Flowers, Seam Binding, Glimmer Mist, Misc. buttons.  ZVA bling

And finally, the children with their Halloween Pumpkins.  I had a massive headache that day and Phil helped the children with the carving....he didn't however remember to take photos.  So this is all I have.  sigh

The Color Room sketch and color palette.

Well, I have a few more things to do this evening before heading to bed.  Hope you had a great weekend.  

Hugs.

Nancy

What's Up?

I can't believe how quickly this week is flying by.  It is already Wednesday!  Eeeek!  And here I am, just now, posting the photos from some projects I did over the weekend.  Can someone please help me slow the days down?  lol


OK, well, the first project is for The Color Room challenge.  I used both the sketch and the palette.  

October Afternoon and Bazzil papers, Prima Marketing flowers and bling

And here is a layout I did using Pencil Lines sketch 208 for the Cricut Circle Blog challenge.  The challenge was to use three of the following; pink, flourishes, glitter or jewels, ruffles and scallops....I think you can tell which way I went.  lol  And you know what a challenge it was for me!  lol

Midnight Rooster kit, Cricut Cartridges, Stickles, Glimmer Mist

I am hoping to have some time today to scrapbook a bit more.  But since Ainsley is fighting me on doing her school work.....


Hope you are having a great day.


Hugs.


Nancy

Winner!!!

Thanks to all of you who made the Sassy Lil' Sketches Blog hop such a success. We had a great time and I know I have found so much inspiration in both the design team's creation as well as all the readers.


And hooray for all my followers!  I am so thrilled that I am up to 90 followers now!  You all have made my week. 


And the winner of my follower/blog hop prize is.....

And that is......Kalee.  Kalee, please email me your address and I will get your prize out to you.


 I guess now I should shoot for 100...when I reach that number, I will do another drawing for a kit.  How does that sound?


Life is still very busy here with school and swim and ballet and piano and....oh goodness, it makes me dizzy just thinking about it.  So, let's not think, let's just play!!!  And how about playing with the fabulous colors and sketch over at The Color Room this week.

I knew when I saw this weeks colors the paper I wanted to use.  I have had this die cut piece from Pink Paislee forever!  And I loved the photos of Mackenzie!  Lots of yummy Prima including a new butterfly.  You know I couldn't wait to dig into the box of goodies I just received.  hee hee I used Zip Dry to adhere all the flowers, buttons, trims and leaves.  I love Zip Dry these days.  It dries clear and quick, with no dimension.  It holds like crazy.  And you can even use it on your paper.  Yep, I used it everywhere here.


Well, gotta run.  Lots to do and see here.  


Hugs.


Nancy

Just a few more days...

...till we start back to school full time.  We have been busy trying to get our books and materials organized and our activities firmed up.  We have been hard at work getting Brighton enrolled at the local Junior College, his enrollment at a new online school, and his books and materials for his online classes,   I don't remember it being this hard when I was a kid.  But of course, I wasn't home schooled.   sigh  It is times like these that I think it would be so much easier to have the children in regular school.  But, here we are, about to begin year 9!  Wow!!!  I can't believe I have been homeschooling this long.

Brighton got his wisdom teeth out yesterday and hasn't really been feeling his best which brings out the total nurse in me.  Making mashed potatoes, going out for yogurt and ice cream and running up and down the stairs to make sure everything is ok.

So how have I been spending my leisure time? Scrapping!!!! You are probably asking...what leisure time? lol...Well, I am overwhelmed with it all and need a break occasionally....So, when I have a few minutes, I scrap!  That, and I took over 1500 photos while on vacation, some of which I just love and the mojo is running strong.

Here are two that I did earlier this week.

This one comes from the sketch and color palette this week at The Color Room.  I love a good sketch and I loved the photos.  The color palette was perfect so it came together really quickly.  A bit of Prima bling, lots of Prima flowers, and some Maya Mist.  What more can a girl want!  lol

This one of course has the photos of our house after it was tp-d.  Yep, gotta document the good and the bad, and I guess it is kinda funny...unless you are the one spending 3 hours cleaning it up.  Special shout out to my neighbors Richard and Aimee who came over to help get the last bits from high in the tree!  They were life savers with their extension pole.  This one is based on a PageMaps sketch.  I used a bit of seam binding to make the "toilet paper" and some beautiful Echo Park papers. 

Well, I think I hear responsibility calling.  So that's all for today.  I have another layout here on my table drying to share tomorrow, so I promise to be back then.

Hugs.

Nancy